§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will outline the case ordering and priority ranking that is used by the CCRC in determining which cases to review. [128849]
§ Paul GogginsIn case ordering and priority ranking, a distinction is drawn between applications for a case review for those in custody and those who are at liberty or dead. Cases are generally reviewed in date order of receipt, with in-custody cases generally being assigned one year of priority over at-liberty cases. In-custody applicants requesting reviews of their sentences will generally be assigned priority over those applying for reviews of their convictions. Factors such as age and ill 553W health of applicants and witnesses, and the possibility of deterioration of evidence, are also taken into account. Priority is also assigned to cases that the Commission believes to be of particular significance to the criminal justice system.